Draft Indian Nuclear Doctrine

Editor: Arvind Kumar

The report is based on a workshop held (November 26-27 1999) at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore shortly after the Government of India released the draft document on the Indian nuclear doctrine in August 1999 for public debate and discussion. The workshop provided a platform for the academics and members of the strategic community to exchange views on the draft doctrine.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgement

Introduction

An Overview on the Draft Indian Nuclear Doctrine

India’s Strategic Thinking in the New Millennium

Notions of Deterrence

No First-use Policy: Its Genesis in the Indian Context and its Relevance